# Fractures at U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2019065925` · 6/12/2019 · DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- **Location:** 508 Fulton Street, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, 27705
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was exiting the break room as another employee was entering. The door or the other employee bumped into the injured employee, resulting in her falling to the floor. She was hospitalized with a right hip fracture, requiring surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*